Dr. Sorensen and colleagues wrote the first book on Global OD in the 1990s, and it is now in its 5th edition (Sorensen, Head, Yaeger, & Cooperrider [2011]. Global and International Organization Development, 5th Edition. ISBN 1-58874-398-5. This latest edition introduces the concept Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and provides research/studies of how AI is applied globally.
Review and discuss how OD (and Appreciative Inquiry) is applied globally in the two articles. Why have OD consultants had success applying AI/OD globally?
Sorensen, P. F., & Yaeger, T. F. (2004). Feedback from the positive question – The integration of appreciative inquiry with survey feedback: from corporate to global cultures. In Constructive discourse and human organization. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Yaeger, T., & Bengtsson, U. (2005). Appreciative Inquiry: Current perspectives from global consultants. In Cooperrider, DL, Sorensen PF Jr, Yaeger, T., & Whitney. D.(Eds.) Appreciative Inquiry: Foundations in positive organization development. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing.
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